Born in Brooklyn on the eve of the Great Depression, October 1929. Hank Virgona did not evince an active interest in art until he left the Army some 23 years later.While he did attend a few evening art classes, his main influences were: (1) the book, "The Natural Way to Draw" by Kimon Nicolaides; (2) frequent visits to museums and (3) constant drawing from life: on the subway, street, parks, etc. This comprised his "school" and extrapolating f (showing 500 of 2248 characters).

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